Newsletter 1 December 2010

1 December 2010 Term 4 Week 8 10/37

Dear Parents & Caregivers
Kia ora koutou katoa

EOTC
The Year 6 children are currently enjoying their Education Outside the Classroom week. Thank you to the parents/caregivers and friends of the school who are assisting with the activities.

End of Year Events
Keep an eye on dates mentioned in the newsletter to ensure you don’t miss any end of year events.

Class Teachers
It has been a busy time for classroom teachers who have been writing student reports and end of year curriculum reports. As well as completing these they still have to prepare lessons, and also organise any special end of year events. A special thank you for the efforts you put into your class and the whole school.

Capital Works
I am pleased to be able to advise that the work on relocating the 2 community prefabs to occupy part of the car park is about to commence. We hope that this work will be completed by the start of the new school year in 2011.

Ma te Atua e mannaaki tiaki tatau katoa.

Cheryl Staynes
Acting Principal

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Welcome
Welcome to Casey who has started in R11. We also welcome to her family back to our school community!

Scholastic Book Club
Orders for Issue 8 with money need to be into the office by this Friday 3 December. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic NZ.

Logan Park Performance
The whole school (except Y6 children) are attending the annual performance at Logan Park tomorrow morning. The cost for the bus will be $2 per child if you have not paid for the school activity donation. Please send the money to school with your child or pay at the office.

Assembly
Assembly will be held in the Hall this Friday at 2.20pm. It will be led by Room 11 with items by Rooms 5 &10. Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend.

Smart Food School Lunches
Smart Food lunches are available on Mondays and Thursdays at NEVNS. The lunch consists of two sandwiches, a piece of fruit, a home made biscuit or muffin and a jelly or milk pudding for $3.00; larger lunch with two extra sandwiches for $4.00. Orders and money need to be in to the School Office by 9am.

Sports Tops
We are still missing a number of our sports tops. Please could everyone have a good look in bags and at home for them.

Head Lice
Head lice continues to be a problem in several classes. It is really important that the children’s hair is treated if there is evidence of lice or eggs. Please check your child/rens hair tonight and treat if necessary. If you require further information please contact the Unichem Gardens Pharmacy or our
public health nurse Julie Buxton on 476 9853.

Year 6 EOTC Week
A contribution of $10 per child has been asked for this programme to help cover the cost of the buses. Please send the money to school with your child or pay at the office. Thank you.

PTA Donations
The PTA have made a number of donations to the school recently. $200 was donated to each class. The teachers have used this money to buy bean bags, games, puppets, dress ups, lego, an MP3 player and balls. $480 has been donated for the Y6 EOTC and end of year activities, and $50 has been donated for the Xavier award at the end of year prize giving. The staff and Board are very appreciative of the work the PTA does in its fundraising for the school. The children benefit greatly from the extras that the PTA are able to provided.

Return of School Books
Please ensure all school books: - library, journals and readers are returned as soon as possible.

School Dental Services
Michael Gaffney (former school parent and BOT member) would like to have an informal discussion with a group of a few parents about the current school dental services and proposed services. Please meet in front of the hall on Friday 3 December
before assembly around 2pm.

Talent Quest
On the final day of term Thursday 16 December, a talent quest will be held. It is open to all students, individuals and groups to perform in the areas of dance, drama, comedy, singing, instrument. Please discuss this with your child/ren and think about areas in which they might perform.


2010 Term Dates
Term 4 Monday 11 October Thurs 16 December

Dates to Note
December
1-3 EOTC Activities for Y6
2 Logan Park Show
6 Helpers Morning Tea 10.30-11am
6 BOT Meeting 6pm
10 Wide Horizons R11
10 R2 Art Gallery Trip
10 NEV Project Christmas Party DNI
14 PTA Meeting - Filadelfio's 7pm
15 Prize Giving Assembly 11am-12.30pm
16 Talent Show 9.30-11am
16 Final Day of T4
School Finishes at 12.30pm

PTA News
Christmas Raffle
One of the prizes for this raffle will be a complimentary ticket for one adult and one child on the Taieri Gorge Train – what a great Christmas present! Spare raffle cards can be found in the office if needed. A box will be in the office until Friday 10th December if anyone has any non-perishable food items that can be used as prizes. Raffle cards and money need to be back into the office no later then Friday 10th December. The raffle will be drawn at the final assembly on Wednesday 15th December.

Thank you to everyone for your continuing support of the PTA fundraisers.

Next PTA Meeting
The next PTA meeting and social get together will be held at 7pm at Filadelfio’s on Tuesday 14th December.

Sports Results
Flippaball
This Sunday is final day with both our teams competing for 3rd or 4th position. Good luck to all the players.

Touch Results
Last Thursday we played Forbury and lost 0 tries to 3. A big thank you to Miss B for taking the team! Good luck for tomorrow’s game.

Football Results
It was a beautiful day for girls’ soccer on Sunday. The team had their first win with Emma scoring 3 goals in the first game. Then to our surprise we won again. In our last game we played a Y6 girls team which had a number of under 12 reps in it. We scored 2 goals against them which was great. Player of the day was Emma. Well done!!

Community News
Further details are available on the notice board in the school office.
Zumba Fitness: has come to the Valley!! Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 5 to 6pm in the school hall. Wear appropriate footwear; bring a towel and a water bottle. Cost $5 per class.

Port Chalmers Swim Club Junior ‘Try’athlon: Tuesday 22 Feb 2011, cancellation date 24 Feb Registrations 5pm at Port Chalmers Swimming Pool. First race 6pm. Entry forms available Port Chalmers Swimming Pool and Moana Pool. For further information or entry form Contact Anne Marshall: marshbrown@xtra.co.nz

Community Fiesta Kids Market: Bring along your pre-loved toys, games, books etc to sell at the community fiesta on Friday 10th Dec at DNI at 5:30. This is a chance to clean up the bedroom and make some money before Christmas. Bring a blanket on which to set up your things and some 'change' in case people only have a $5 note. Register your interest or ask questions by sending an email to michael.gaffney@xtra.co.nz otherwise we will see you on the day.

Jim Hoffman’s Holiday Programme: Tennis, swimming. 20TH Dec TO 23RD Dec 9.30am to 2.30am each day. $35.00 per day or $120.00 for 4 days. All abilities catered for. Contact Jim on 0274 113529 or email jhoff5@xtra.co.nz

St Leonards School is looking for a person to help run their after-school care programme from the 1 February 2011. This person will need to be able to commit to 5 days a week from 3pm till 5.30/6.00pm, and bring with them a caring
attitude, fun and a sense of humour. For further details please contact Jo Wilson (Principal) Ph 471-0502, email: office@stleonardsdn.school.nz